Hybrid sales are zooming
Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times
Anna Gladstone, of Hollywood Hills, put a deposit down and her name placed on a waiting list to purchase a Toyota Prius Hybrid car at Toyota of Hollywood this week. Gladstone is canceling her lease on her Volvo Crosscountry. "I think its time that we all pitch in and use less gas," Gladstone said.
With pump prices around $4 a gallon, dealers are selling the high-mileage cars as fast as they’re delivered.
Hybrid cars are disappearing off dealer lots as buyers looking for relief from $4-a-gallon gasoline endure waiting lists, price markups and paltry trade-ins in their quest for better fuel economy.
"I’m selling every one I can get my hands on," said Kenny Burns, general sales manager at Toyota of Hollywood. With only one Camry hybrid in stock and a 30-day waiting list for a new Prius, Burns is selling the cars as fast as Toyota can deliver them.
